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A Portal of a Church

1820s
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Portal of a Church
  • Artist: Ernst Ferdinand Oehme (German, Dresden 1797–1855 Dresden)
  • Date: 1820s
  • Medium: Watercolor and brown ink, heightened with white opaque watercolor, on wove paper
  • Dimensions: sheet: 12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32 x 27 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.336
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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